határozhatja

Határozhatja is a Hungarian verb form that conveys the idea that someone may determine or define something, with the direct object treated as definite. It is formed from the verb root related to meghatározni/határozni (to determine/define) and uses the potential mood marker -hat/-het, together with the definite-object suffix -ja. In practice, határozhatja expresses a possibility or permission to determine a specific thing.

Morphology and usage

The form is a finite, third-person singular construction in the present potential mood with a definite object. It is most often seen in sentences where the object is definite and marked accordingly, as in meghatározhatja a határidőt (“he may determine the deadline”). The presence of the -ja suffix signals that the object is definite. The standard, more common way to express this idea in Hungarian is meghatározhatja, a prefixed version of the same verb concept; határozhatja can occur as a variant or in contexts emphasizing the bare modality with a definite object.

Examples

- Ő határozhatja meg a határidőt. (He may determine the deadline.)

- A jogalkotó határozhatja meg ezt a keretet. (The legislator may determine this framework.)

Related forms

The meaning is closely connected to meghatározni and meghatározni’s conjugations, including meghatározhatja (with the prefix meg-). Other related forms include határozhat, határozná, and their respective definite-object counterparts when used with different subjects and tenses.

Etymology

The form derives from the Hungarian root határoz- (to determine/define) and combines the modal suffixes that express possibility with the definite-object suffix -ja, yielding a construction that specifies both modality and a definite object.

See also

meghatározás, meghatározó, meghatározni.